Watch winder, the best automatic watch accessory

For every enthusiast and collector of automatic watches, a watch winder is actually the number one watch accessory. Maybe you are wondering what a watch winder is? And why do you use a watch winder? The answer to this is quite extensive. A watch winder is indispensable for various reasons. To explain this, it is useful to know how an automatic watch works. An automatic watch keeps running on time through movement. Normally, the watch meets this need by the natural movement of the wrist. However, you do not always wear an automatic watch. When you take your watch off, for example at night, during exercise or simply because you own several watches and alternate them, your watch does not get the required movement and can then stop running. A watch winder mimics the movement of the wrist and in this way provides the watch with the right energy, so that it does not stand still.

In this sense, a watch winder ensures the preservation of your watch. An automatic watch that comes to a standstill can afterwards cause inaccuracies in time and date display. Apart from that, a watch winder also ensures that the correct oil allocation is maintained for your watch. In addition to the movement that a watch winder provides, there are several reasons for which you can use a watch winder. A good watch winder also protects against external influences, such as dirt and dust, or for example condensation. This prevents damage and wear to your watches. Watch winders come in different shapes and sizes. There are watch winders for people with a single automatic watch, but also various watch winders for collectors with room for multiple automatic watches. For example the modern Paul Design watch winders. There is a variety of capacities in this area. For the small collector, but also for the collector with many automatic watches. A watch winder with a large capacity is an absolute outcome for the collector, otherwise it is impossible to keep all watches running properly on time.

There are watch winders that can easily be placed in a safe due to the compact size, so that your watch is always safe. The Swiss Kubik watch winders are ideal for this. But there are even watch winders that are built into a safe. This way you don't have to worry about the safety of your automatic watches as they are stored safely. Benson watchwinders has various safes with built-in watch winders.

A watch winder is a nice storage place for your watches anyway. Some watch winders also offer extra storage space, for example in the form of a drawer. This makes it possible to neatly store all your jewelry and, for example, cufflinks. When you choose a good watch winder, it is often energy efficient and almost silent in use. In addition, good watch winders offer overwind protection. Some watch winders can be operated via a touchscreen and for many models, for example, the rotors can be set individually. For example, the latest Paul Design Gentlemen watch winders have a remote control.

A watch winder can also be an added aesthetic value. For a collector of automatic watches, a luxury watch winder with the right appearance will definitely be of value as a fitting piece for the collection. There are different types of watch winders with an original or even unique design, which will be a real eye catcher with any interior and watch collection. The choice of materials also plays a role in this. Luxury and high-quality materials such as wood, stainless steel and glass are often used in the various models of watch winders.

In short, a watch winder has the following functions: excitement for daily wearing the watch, oil allocation inside the timepiece, protection against wear and damage and in the case of a safe even against theft. In addition, the design is important as well, it is a supplement to your interior and watch or watch collection. For enthusiasts and collectors it is even fascinating to see how the watch is wound because the watch remains visible when it's rotated inside the watch winder. In other words, a watch winder is definitely the number one watch accessory.